Ethan Hawke is reflecting on his late pal, River Phoenix. While at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, the actor, 54, spoke to Entertainment Weekly about meeting the late star, who died at ...

River Phoenix's career only spanned a decade or so, but in that time, he left behind a body of work that feels remarkably rich and varied. He had the uncanny ability to make every character feel ...

River Phoenix's family is honoring him 31 years after his death. Sharing a photo of a deer, the Stand by Me actor's mother Arlyn "Heart" Phoenix wrote on Instagram, "My son River passed over on this ...

More than 30 years after River Phoenix’s tragic death outside Hollywood’s Viper Room, the late actor’s influence continues to ripple through the industry. That’s the focus of the latest — and final — ...

Actor River Phoenix’s story has long haunted Hollywood: A rising star with rare talent and a tragic ending that came far too soon. Now, more than three decades after his death outside The Viper Room ...

Hawke, in discussing some of the pressures of "a life in the performing arts," explained how Phoenix, who tragically died at the age of 23, found himself "struggling" during much of his limited career ...